Really pissed off that Sunderland had such a bad start to the season. If they had gotten even a few more points Bruce would still be there and the man MON would be sitting in LR now doing the deal. He has vision great man-management skills and the ability to get the best out of players, not to mention his forward plannings several seasons ahead. Good luck to Hughes anyway; don't think it will be a long engagement.
Right, let's see that cheque book Tony. Striker, central defender and creative midfielder required by C.O.B. Friday. Brazilians welcome to apply.
Moving on now... It's a good appointment and back room staff already in place. Will now need to get things moving and hit the ground running. We don't have time to ramp up (with the end-of-season fixture we have to face!). So results will be paramount through to mid-March. Good to hear that he is already taking his first training session this afternoon!! Some positive comments on his training techniques and player development/improvement. We really need that, we do have some good players that need to pick up their performance. Hopefully they will be working hard on new targets now as well.
By Phil McNulty Chief Football Writer, BBC Sport Lee Dixon believes Mark Hughes is the ideal choice as QPR's new manager - and says the 48-year-old Welshman will arrive at Loftus Road with a point to prove. Hughes, who has been in charge of Wales, Blackburn and Manchester City, returns to management following his departure from Fulham at the end of last season and replaces Neil Warnock, who was sacked by the Premier League strugglers on Sunday. Former Arsenal and England defender Dixon told BBC Sport: "It is a good appointment all round. I was a bit shocked when Neil Warnock went but, now he is not there, you are looking at the next level QPR want to go and Mark Hughes fits in with that. He would be on most people's shortlist for most jobs. He is of a stature in football that means he would instantly gain the upper hand in the dressing room Dixon on Hughes "He is certainly a manager who has got something to prove. He is that type. I think QPR quite suits his personality to go in there after Warnock, and I think it is a club he will feel he can progress. I think it is a very decent appointment by the QPR owner. "He will probably say he hasn't got anything to prove, but all managers who leave clubs and are out of the game for a little while for whatever reason - whether he didn't think he was ready to come back, the right job wasn't available or didn't get offered the right job - do not like to be out of jobs and come back wanting to do well. "The most important thing is to get back into a job where you can see you can make progress. Mark has probably been in a financial position where he doesn't have to take a job, which benefits him as he can pick and choose when jobs come around. "Some people have to take jobs and jump into a job but he has been able to take his time and this job suits him." Dixon crossed swords with QPR's new boss as an Arsenal defender during Hughes' playing career - particularly at Manchester United - and says he will command instant respect from his new players. Winning mentalityContinue reading the main story â¢Mark Hughes has a combined win percentage of 41% as manager of Wales, Blackburn, Manchester City and Fulham. "I've heard very good things about him from within the game, about his training methods and his management," said Dixon. "Robbie Savage knows him well, has had dealings with him and speaks well of him. I played against Mark and, not even knowing his managerial style or having been in his dressing room, I get the sense that he is the type of manager I would instantly like to play for. "He talks the same sort of language I did and commands complete respect. He is of a stature in football that means he would instantly gain the upper hand in the dressing room. A new manager's priority is to go into a dressing room and stamp his authority. He can do that."
I am not being disrespectful to Neil Warnock but I have got a good feeling about Mark Hughes being the new QPR manager, a premiership manager with a proper proven track record which is desperately needed.
SW/ MH taking his first training session tomorrow just meeting the players at harlington today thats from the horses mouth on sky sports when interviewed
